An Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office recruit was arrested Tuesday and accused of hitting a person in a New Orleans East incident that occurred earlier in the week, according to the department.
Brittany Dupre was booked on a misdemeanor count of simple battery. She is accused of striking the victim in the head while they were standing in a parking lot in the 6300 block of Chef Menteur Highway in the Venetian Isles area.
The New Orleans Police Department obtained a warrant for Dupre’s arrest after interviewing the victim and a witness. She was booked into the Orleans Parish jail and placed on administrative leave, according to the Sheriff’s Office…